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gender gap in democratic attitudes, there have been no attempts to explain it. In this paper we try to understand why females … controlling for individual characteristics does not offset the gender gap, but our results indicate that the gap is eroded by high …
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has traditionally been a male domain, higher income from this activity might increase gender disparities. In addition …, gender-related inefficiency in household production might undermine the positive impact of improved incentives. Using data …
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. We compare scenarios with different gender employment intensities in producing jatropha for biodiesel. Under all …
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observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning … rather than inherent gender traits. …
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affected by cognitive skills and gender. We find that cognitive ability (measured by the percentile ranking for university … IQ measures to proxy cognitive skills. However we do find that gender matters. While young women are significantly more … between the impact of gender on risk attitudes and the hypothetical lottery investment suggests that impatience and framing …
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Happiness is a universal state of mind. However, its meaning takes on culture-specific forms, ranging from emotional states of mind to life satisfaction. The definition of 'happiness' is strongly influenced by the respective philosophical background and material living conditions and is shaped...
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This research examines the relevance of inclusive development in modulating the role of governance on environmental degradation. The study focuses on forty-four countries in sub- Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The Generalised Method of Moments is employed as the empirical strategy and...
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Do Special Economic Zones (SEZs) increase local economic activities in developing countries? This paper explores this question by examining the aggregate district economic effects of SEZs, a place-based development policy in Ethiopia. The study relies on time and district variation in the...
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Purpose - This study examines the relevance of information and communication technologies in the effect of gender … represent the most relevant ICT moderator of gender economic inclusion for an effect on CO2 emissions; (ii) negative net effects … between information technology, gender economic inclusion and environmental sustainability. …
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This paper examines the governance-"education quality" nexus in a panel of 49 sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000-2012. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Quantile regression (QR) are employed as estimation strategies. The following findings are established. First, from the OLS,...
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